Why would god command his jews to stone people to death for trivial causes?

Such as adulterous sex , blaspheming and other silly things? Come on , where is the forgiving loving god?
Beware i am reffering to the Old Testament , i know it was an old law or something , But come on
You don't order painful death of your creation just for giving into lust once , right?

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The Jews agreed to a covenant where God set the laws for the nation. In turn, for obedience to those laws he assured his protection and blessing. When individuals broke those laws, the community was responsible for the carrying out of the judgment against them.

We have the example of Achan, who stole property from Jericho that was either to be destroyed or be turned over to the community. Because of his actions, God removed his protection in the next battle and dozens of men lost their lives. That thievery was exposed and Achan and his family were executed.

We see in another case in the Christian era when Ananias and his wife, who had been given the gift of the holy spirit, made claims to impress others, while in fact, were lying about the gift they gave. As Peter told Ananias, it was his choice to keep some of the money, but because he lied in order to brag about his gift, thus was lying to the spirit, he would die. His wife died too, since she was a party to the deception.

Because IMHO people were primitive back then. Without the culture we take for granted nowadays, people act like animals. And they didn't respond to reason. Again, difficult for us to imagine today, but we have been steeped in thousands of years of acculturation that makes us respect laws and feel wrong about transgressing them.

Parents spank and punish kids because kids can be unruly and need to have limits placed on them. When they grow up, not so much.

BTW even in ancient times, Jews had established courts that meted out justice, and capital punishment was exacted extremely rarely (even one death penalty per 70 years would bring shame to the high court). So the idea that people were just stoning each other left and right is a mischaracterization.

Look closer. You write of stoning and do not examine the Rock to be used.

Deuteronomy 32
31For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.32For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:33Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.34Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?35To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.